On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 01:44:05PM +0000, Francesco Belli wrote:
> Now Iâm using http://
> www.openldap.org/software/man.cgi?query=slapo-ppolicy&apropos=0&sektion=5&
> manpath=OpenLDAP+2.3-Release&format=html as reference for ppolicy. My
The 2.3 release series is very old now. You should be using 2.4 and
the 2.4 manuals:
http://www.openldap.org/software/man.cgi
> Iâm testing with SHA stored passwords the pwdInHistory directive.
SHA is much better than plaintext, but best practice is to use a
salted hash - SSHA in this case. The use of salt frustrates attempts
to build a dictionary to invert stolen password records. If LinkedIn
had used salt in their password hashes they would now be in less
trouble as a result of the recent disclosure...
https://community.qualys.com/blogs/securitylabs/2012/06/08/lessons-learned-from-cracking-2-million-linkedin-passwords
Andrew
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